Younger protesters may lack understanding, warns psychologist

 

Probably picked it up from their parents as education has been lacking for generations! On average there is a coup every 3 years and a new constitution the benefit the incoming snouts, well they may lack understanding!

 

 

 

 

8 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said:

as the internet teaches young people to think and act and nowadays,

Ignorant rubbish.

 

Do you really think kids use the internet as an Encyclopaedia?

 

Online games, fake superficial celebrity and pointless tiktok clips, oh, I’ve lost ya.

 

Kome on Man!

 

 

????

Small steps, the trickle because a stream and so on and so on.  Not in my life time but it is happening slowly but surely and they do not like it.

35 minutes ago, trucking said:

 

Like yourself you mean ? Yes, I think that many TV members would agree.

are you even in Thailand. ok let's go back to the protests, roadblocks, fighting, shootings, mayhem, killings, yes wouldn't that just be great ... but hey ' democracy works.   lol  ! 

6 minutes ago, steven100 said:

are you even in Thailand. ok let's go back to the protests, roadblocks, fighting, shootings, mayhem, killings, yes wouldn't that just be great ... but hey ' democracy works.   lol  ! 

So what do you suggest then to the kids do then just bury their heads in the sand until it becomes like China and they have no freedom or future whatsoever?

 

You would be talking German right now if our forefathers held the same views.

9 minutes ago, steven100 said:

are you even in Thailand. ok let's go back to the protests, roadblocks, fighting, shootings, mayhem, killings, yes wouldn't that just be great ... but hey ' democracy works.   lol  ! 

Says the man who was seemingly excited about the thought of snipers being deployed again. 

40 minutes ago, Snackbar said:

 

 

Ignorant rubbish.

 

Do you really think kids use the internet as an Encyclopaedia?

 

Online games, fake superficial celebrity and pointless tiktok clips, oh, I’ve lost ya.

 

Kome on Man!

 

 

????

What a load of rubbish, I've got an 11 YO, who watches some of the above rubbish but also watches world news, educational documentaries and who has a very broad world knowledge and ideas, not always 100% correct but certainly streets ahead of what you have posted. 

22 minutes ago, misterjames said:

So what do you suggest then to the kids do then just bury their heads in the sand until it becomes like China and they have no freedom or future whatsoever?

 

You would be talking German right now if our forefathers held the same views.

Or Japanese in this part of the world. 

3 hours ago, Grumpy John said:

It will be interesting to see where the student protests leads to.  Does the government still have the Attitude Adjustment camps?  Maybe the whole country can be an Attitude Adjustment camp.  ????

You mean it isn't already ..............LOL

"Political matters are complex subjects and need to be clearly understood, she added"

Translated: "they need to learn to follow like sheep the military led government"

54 minutes ago, steven100 said:

are you even in Thailand. ok let's go back to the protests, roadblocks, fighting, shootings, mayhem, killings, yes wouldn't that just be great ... but hey ' democracy works.   lol  ! 

or we could stay with:

repression

false democracy

bogus elections

thought control

shutting down other parties

killing opponents in Cambodia

military involvement in politics

arrests

broken CCTV's

jails only for the poor

 

 

I suspect there is a secret camp setup already to help them with their understanding...

1 hour ago, ChrisY1 said:

Educators, politicians and many of the general public, still regard university students as children...and therefore, inferior to adults. An old traditional mindset that just can't be changed. 

In reality of course, and something many can't grasp, is that students are so much smarter than the "grown ups"....whilst some educators believe that rote teaching is the only way, universities are gradually opening up, because they are being demanded to, as the internet teaches young people to think and act and nowadays, question why and how.

 

they use the smartphone for games and facebook selfies ......  that's all  !   

oh ....  and shopee .   I know, I have friends of various ages and groups and that's what they do most of the day. 

2 hours ago, mr mr said:

the smart phone changes everything. 

yeah .... got onto facebook, line chat and games.  

A personal attack also a reply has been removed

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Youngsters being drawn into political activism by the explosion of Internet information may lack a deep understanding of the political situation, a prominent psychologist has warned.

Another Prayut advocate comes out of the woodwork... a land of a million experts but no solutions !

11 minutes ago, steven100 said:

yeah .... got onto facebook, line chat and games.  

 

I do accept your opinion, but sometimes I have the feeling you are very disconnected from the protesters concerns of everyday life. 

 

Kind of opinion made up in an Ivory tower.

4 hours ago, Grumpy John said:

It will be interesting to see where the student protests leads to.  Does the government still have the Attitude Adjustment camps?  Maybe the whole country can be an Attitude Adjustment camp.  ????

The schools already are, that's how they're set-up.

The psychologist who stated this has done himself and the profession a great disservice but voicing a very one sided opinion. It's almost as if she has a pre-determined agenda to discredit the protesters by undermining them as individuals, while at the same time completely ignoring the validity of their concerns. 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

may lack a deep understanding of the political situation

The political situation doesn't require a "deep understanding". It's quite uncomplicated really:

1) Military overthrows government because of corruption

2) Junta government establishes anti-corruption agencies which prosecute Junta assigned targets

3) Junta government corruption flourishes

4 hours ago, misterjames said:

It won't be long before "following others" turns into "foreign influence" they will definitely make this white mans fault somehow.

 

Also I wonder what they will regard as a solution re-education camps like China and internet censorship?

 

I think I can see where this is going.

Kind of restrictive, don't you think? Freedom is not solely, nor really, a "white" concept and although "white" is part of it it does not, far from it, make the whole group of foreigners ????

All she does is the  discuss the obvious when 95 percent of Twitter and Facebook posts are anti government with distortions and other information that may give a different context to events you are not open to other points of views?  If you only live in an  echo chamber that only repeat your own opinions that does not lead to critical thinking.Please try not to leave childish comments when you reply as it diminishes your response.Have a nice day

May, May not. 

But as the nation wants, it's may. 

 

Not easy to brainwash the kids anymore. The facts are out there. 

How some people wish this was 1980 again lol. 

War is when the government tells you who the enemy is. Revolution is when you figure it out yourself. 

I am sure they understand much better than dinosaurs in uniform, collecting watches and falling asleep at work

paid by whom ?  

7 hours ago, webfact said:

a prominent psychologist has warned.

      No mention of the fact that many of older generation suffer the same problems, and that it takes them several years to understand that making money is the only part of education they ever required.

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However, she was concerned that the thought process of many youngsters was not fully developed, meaning they could be easily pushed into following others

Hasn’t that been the objective of the Thai education system ? Don’t think, just follow your “betters” .......maybe it has just backfired on them when other “betters” arrived on the political scene.

8 hours ago, webfact said:

protesters

 

6 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

  8 hours ago, webfact said:

Youngsters being drawn into political activism by the explosion of Internet information may lack a deep understanding of the political situation,

Obviously this is the truth as these thoughts are not the thoughts of the older elite they are dangerous thoughts that may change society for the better. Students in Thailand are not supposed to think: it goes against the tenant of Thai rote teaching.

 

4 hours ago, steven100 said:

bingo   !   they do not understand Thai politics and it's history,  similar to many TV farang. 

What about TV thai's like yourself. 

 

Don't worry about them students their brain haven't full developed yet????. 

We will split them up later into red and yellow.

 

Have they cut you in the ONE BANGKOK deal yet.